From 13 July to 23 August, Brussels Airport will be renovating runway 07L/25R under strict observance of COVID-19 measures. The extensive renovation of this take-off and landing runway is necessary to continue to guarantee safe air traffic in the future.
After extensive renovation works on runways1
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60% fewer passengers and 14.6% less cargo in March
Brussels Airport remains open to connect Belgium to the rest of the world under the safest conditions
In March, fewer than 800,000 passengers travelled via Brussels Airport. A considerable drop compared to nearly 2 million passengers in March 2019. The coronavirus caused numbers to drop week after1
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Over 2.2 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in July, a sign of a real summer recovery!
Historic record for average number of passengers per flight
Over 64,000 tonnes of goods transported
During the first month of the summer holidays, Brussels Airport welcomed more than 2.2 million passengers, which is 81% of the passenger numbers in July 2019. Brussels Airport continues the posit1
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1.1 million passengers at Brussels Airport this summer, down 80% on 2019
During the two months of the summer holidays, Brussels Airport welcomed almost 1.1 million passengers, down 80% in the same period in 2019 (5.4 million passengers). 567,223 passengers passed through Brussels Airport in August of this year, down by -78.5%. This negative result is largely due to the1
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Half a million passengers at Brussels Airport in July, -80% compared to 2019
120 destinations available in August / Cargo volumes up nearly 10%.
Since the resumption of non-essential flights on 15 June this year, the number of passengers handled at Brussels Airport has risen, but remains 80% below July 2019. This means that, in July, for the first month of the summer holid1
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3.7% more passengers and 2% fewer flights at Brussels Airport in January
During the month of January, more than 1.7 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport, an increase of 3.7% compared to January 2019. Freight transport decreased by 10.5% compared to the same month last year. The number of flights fell by 2%.
Passengers
In January, 1,725,155 passengers pas1
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Brussels Airport invests 70 million euros to further modernise its cargo zone
Brussels Airport's cargo zone has been developing steadily in recent years. To meet the growing demand for storage and handling space, and given the need to modernize several buildings, Brussels Airport will invest 70 million euros over the next three years to redevelop a large area located in1
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99% drop in passenger numbers, 61% increase in full cargo in May
Passenger flights from Brussels Airport to 36 destinations to resume from 15 June
In a few days' time, Brussels Airport will again be welcoming thousands of travellers. The corona virus pandemic has impacted significantly on the airport's passenger numbers in April and May. Last month, 22,1
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One billion vaccines shipped through Brussels Airport, Europe's most important pharmaceutical hub
Since the first Covid vaccine shipments from Brussels Airport in November 2020, one billion Covid vaccines have passed through the airport. This important milestone was reached through the active collaboration of numerous partners, state-of-the-art facilities and years of expertise in the pharmac1
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Brussels Airport is accelerating preparations for the COVID-19 vaccine
Brussels Airport is ready to receive and ship the first COVID-19 vaccines. A taskforce at Brucargo, the cargo division of the airport, is working full force on preparing scenarios for the import and export of the various types of vaccines in a safe and efficient way.
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